I won't go through the process of reviewing our own show, but there is a list of thanks that must be acknowledged for this event.
If you weren't there, there isn't much I can say except that it was a peak night for the ACT:LIVE brand, Reece Q, RIPROC and Mike Dispenza. The videos looked amazing and all the graphic work done by Nicholas.G.Baish really set the tone for one of the first local, upscale hip-hop events ever to grace Rochester.
Please be sure to check out all the thanks and let the pics speak for themselves.
Enjoy.
THANKS!
Mike Dispenza @ Blue Monk Films, Patrick Gaffney @ RIPROC, RIPROC, Nicholas.G.Baish, Red Bull, Elliot & Jason @ Ekonomix Clothing, Derek Sung @ ONE, Kill The Noise, Tim Tones, Ric Rude, The Soul Slingers, Reece Q, Sam.I.Am, DJ Nugz, Husky, Woody, The Goonies Crew, Optix, Nickel Bag Of Funk, Antonio Aresco, Mikhail Budhai, Arthur @ Poster Source, Danny "Knuckles" Sullivan, Jennifer Oster, Dick Storms @ Record Archive, Frank DeBlase @ City Newspaper, Troy Smith & Emily Shearing @ Rochester Insider, Alex @ The Electrobank (WBER), Handlebar & Flipsicle @ WRUR, Drew Nye @ Dub Land Underground, Miguel Urbina @ Dub Land Underground, Leonious, Mike Torres, Nick Giordano & Bonnie Harter @ Dorje Adornments & Love Hate Tattoo, Mike & Sandy @ Thread Clothing, Kim @ World Hair, Record Archive, Jon Herbert & Lakeshore Records, Aaron & Alan @ Krud Co., Ben "Stealin'" Steele, Carol @ The Metromix, Al Fox @ Fox_Photography, Mike Hanlon @ Hanlon Photography, Tisa Zito @ Old Soul Productions, DJ Ease, Mayor Robert Duffy, Maureen & Peter Niche, everyplace where we put posters and fliers and anyone else I may have forgotten!
photography by: Hanlon Photography
Again, thank you all so much for supporting ACT:LIVE and local hip-hop over the past year!
We have made some big moves in entertainment in Rochester and are always working harder to step it up with every thing we do.
Kudos to you, Rochester.
I leave you with video footage taken by Tisa Zito @ Old Soul Productions and the video for Reece Q's first single off the album "Quote To Self":
"Promotional Use Only" - Directed by Mike Dispenza @ Blue Monk Films.
This Saturday, Dub land Underground and ACT:LIVE are proud to present the international talent of Louis Logic and the up and coming New York rapper, Homeboy Sandman.
There have been a lot of questions brought to my attention regarding Louis Logic, Homeboy Sandman and Louis Logic's history.
Well, here is a chance to answer some of those questions and get to know Louis Logic.
I spent some time on the phone with him this past week and talked about his relationship with Fat Beats Records, what he has been up to and more importantly, his new found love with a band from Denmark and their project, "Spork Kills".
Peep it...
ACT:LIVE: Let’s get into the new material…what’s new in your world Mr. Logic?
One of the reasons for booking this show is because I am testing out the waters for a new project I have, and a new format.
JJ (Brown, Louis Logic’s DJ) will be in the studio for the next six months working on an album with Reef The Lost Cauze, so on the side I have been working with a live band from Denmark.
We (the band and Louis) just completed an EP, the band is called Spork Kills. (Spoon and Fork)
ACT:LIVE: How did you meet up with these guys (the band)?
I met them while on tour in Denmark. The results from sessions of goofing-off were so great that I decided we should make a whole record together.
The recordings are so wild and adventurous, that we came up with some sounds that I haven’t heard anyone come up with yet.
We decided to take a specific sound we had toyed-around with and develop a concept EP around it, just to drive the point home that we had stumbled into this mixture that nobody has done yet.
It’s a surf-rock and rap record. It’s really “60’s” sounding and really cool.
A lot of people tell me it sounds like a Quentin Tarantino soundtrack. It’s really crazy stuff, man.
The EP just came back from the plant, so it’s officially available. We’re going to use this EP to generate attention to the project, the band, bookings and will look to settle a full-length record deal. We’re just building it up and getting the machine going.
We really believe in this project. It’s the first time that I feel like we really hit an untapped territory and it just so happens to be very relevant to what’s going on in the music industry right now.
There is a lot of hybrid stuff out there right now and I think this is something brand new.
Artists have gone through all the Motown stuff, the neo-soul music all mixed with some rock in there somewhere. Over the years, when people have gone back to retro music, a lot of what’s been sampled and used is what would be considered “black” music.
This is the first urban record that taps into what I would call the “whiter” sound of the 60’s and 70’s era. Specifically, surf-rock and ‘loungy’ jazz music.
I'm just so psyched to show people the new stuff.
ACT:LIVE: What kind of music was the band playing previous to working with you?
The band itself is not an actual surf-rock band. We even have some eastern European, Balkan stuff on there too.
ACT:LIVE: When is the complete act going to be touring?
We’re going to try our first tour as a band in May. We’re going to start in Europe.
We will spend most of the summer on the road, all the way into July.
I haven’t made any plans for a U.S. tour at this point because touring in Europe will be a lot less risky.
ACT:LIVE: How so?
Well, the band is in Denmark, so it’s more cost efficient for me to fly over there as opposed to the band flying over here. The European audience is much different than the U.S. audience.
They’re a lot more open to saying something is cool instead of waiting to be told what is cool.
The way the industry is so dialed and regimented here, it’s like music is an exact science.
Europe still has their MTVs and online sources, but they don’t dominate the industry like they do here.
Kids in Europe will come out and support something that is new before it’s been endorsed and they are told ‘this is new’.
ACT:LIVE: I heard something about a new video of yours that MTV is interested in…tell us more.
Yeah, they said they really liked it and want to play, but asked us not to put it up online until they have the opportunity to debut it. It was formally submitted today.
ACT:LIVE: What song is that for?
It’s called ‘Night of the Hip and Dead’. It’s a zombie metaphor for party kids. The video was a lot of fun and looks sick. It’s a bastardization of my favorite 80’s flicks, most prominently, Teen Wolf.
It’s a really wacky video. I cracked the piggy bank for it.
ACT:LIVE: People have been asking if you have ties to Rochester…do you?
No, actually. That’s the weirdest thing…Rochester is a phenomena in my career.
We seem to have a pocket audience of people that reacted really strongly to what we have been doing.
We had been up a few times and turnouts weren’t so great, so we just gave up coming back. That was until we were contacted by The Dub Land Underground, when they first opened.
One of the kids who attended one of my, 5-10 person turnout shows, contacted me and said he didn’t understand why there was such a small turnout, but guessed that it was due to poor promotion.
So, he asked me to come back and play at this new place (Dub Land) that is closer to where the kids from college go out and promised the turn out would be different.
I went back there by myself, first, before coming up with JJ Brown and Dub land didn’t have everything that every other club had, but the idea was there, the place was cool and it was a great space.
At Dub Land, it just got better every time.
It’s weird, because, I have toured all over the country a few times, and to some venues multiple times, but in Rochester things worked the way they are supposed to in the sense that every time I’ve come back, it’s gotten bigger and better.
We’ve played here so many times, so Rochester has become a second home of sorts.
The staff at Dub Land Underground has been really good to us and the shows have been a lot of fun, so we keep coming back.
I’ve never seen an audience drink shots like the kids in Rochester. It is a mad house.
Once, I came with a girl I was dating at the time, and she said she had never seen a performer take as many shots as I did on stage and followed that with, “Those kids are maniacs”! (laughs)
ACT:LIVE: We do have a pretty crazy party scene up here! Cheers to $2.50 shots of Jameson at Dub Land! We have also been putting in the promotional work to help Dub Land grow as well.
It’s a little oasis up there.
ACT:LIVE: Definitely, glad you think so. If you are into the live band thing, the group, The Surgeon General Trio will be opening up for you and I can guarantee that they would love to jam with you.
I think I am going to do a little bit of jamming. I don’t know how much, but it’s something I’m interested in.
ACT:LIVE: Can you explain what’s going on with you and Fat Beats Records?
I released a record on Fat Beats, but I don’t have any plans to release another one through them.
I wasn’t terribly happy with how things turned out with them. That could be for many reasons, but I just don’t think we were as good a fit as we thought in the beginning.
Technically, I signed a 3 album deal with Fat Beats, but the way my contract is phrased, I don’t have to do another record with them if they don’t ask for it within a certain time period. It gives me the option to make the decision of writing another record for them.
I don’t have any beef with Fat Beats, it’s nothing like that. Fat Beats had an expertise in marketing music that sounded like my earlier stuff, but they aren’t as good at reaching kids who are into experimental and more alternative hip-hop stuff.
I also keep drifting further and further from what people know me for.
ACT:LIVE: It sounds like you have a good plan for what you want to do. I firmly believe in evolving and keeping it different. I do my best to explain that mentality to the artist I represent, Reece Q. I believe that if you don’t push the envelope and push yourself artistically, you won’t go anywhere in this day and age. You can’t have an album like your last one.
I agree with you completely and I think you should encourage him to do that. I checked out Reece’s stuff and I think he’s really talented.
It was exciting for me to hear a dude from that area that can hold it down. I always meet a lot of kids who are into the music and scene, but not a lot of solid MCs, and Reece is one such guy.
ACT:LIVE: Are you still performing with the keys?
Yeah, I still do that. For a couple of songs at this show I will be on the keys, but the format is going to be different because I won’t be with JJ Brown.
I had a little bit of money in the budget to bring someone along with me, so I am bringing someone I have become really fond of from New York and his name is Homeboy Sandman.
He is amazing.
He is fairly new to the scene, only having been around a few years, but because I am such a big fan of his now I am attaching him to every show I can for the time being.
He has a unique style, has been working really hard and now is getting paid gigs, so I think the timing is perfect to make friends with him and take him on the road with me.
He isn’t quite known yet, but he’s on the cusp of tipping over into the music scene.
He has become the master of guerrilla marketing and hard work in Manhattan...He was named ‘Best Rap Act in Manhattan ‘08’ by the New York Press, which is a counterpart to the Village Voice and was a part of the Unsigned Hype at Source Magazine.
ACT:LIVE: What is your message to the ‘Reece Qs’ of the U.S., and in Rochester?
The music industry has changed so much and the rules are gone. Gone are the days that you need a radio single, or that you have to follow any certain format or guidelines.
Do whatever you can to distinguish yourself as being great, push yourself as hard as you can independently and take risks. You will get attention.
You might get all kinds of responses on MySpace that you would be inclined to ignore, but don’t. You should always respond and make friends because you never know where your relationships will take you.
Turn over every stone. Try everything and have no fear. That’s the thing to do.
The rules are definitely gone.
Louis performs this Saturday, January 17th, at The Dub Land Underground with:
Homeboy Sandman & The Surgeon General Trio w/ Visualizations By Nicholas.G.Baish & candlelight for the ladies.
I'm a big art fan. I always love to see something new, something gritty and something different.
All too often in this town, we are confronted with overwhelming amounts of boring landscape pictures, flowers and pictures of random deer doing random things. I prefer a something with a sharp edge to it, something thought provoking, or, just something off the wall. I don't like playing safe.
They pride themselves on the strange, the "avant garde" and the experimental as they showcase local art for artists on the "fringes, as owner Jeremy states.
They have been around for close to 2 years now and have been gaining steam as a strong leader in the First Fridays and art community.
If music is your thing, this a great spot to get that as well. They feature local and international "noise" artists weekly in their Output Noise segment on Sunday evenings.
Noise artists seem to have a hunger so fierce that they will travel hundreds of miles to play even the shortest sets. That must mean there is something very special in the air of there on Elton St.
One thing I really enjoy about the branding of their studio and philosophy is the imaging. The flier work and poster work is amazing. It's urban, fresh and has got that edge I keep talking about.
I sat down and spoke with Jeremy and Colleen, the husband and wife gallery partners that keep the studio alive weekly with fresh ideas and family like hospitality.
Here's what they had to say...
ACT:LIVE: What brought you to Rochester, NY from Pennsylvania, Jeremy?
I came up to go to RIT for graphic design. That’s what brought me up. I was born in Redding, Pennsylvania.
That’s also where I met Colleen, she was a photo student. We have also been active as creators of art, but wasn’t until we opened the gallery that we started giving Rochester artists that are kind of on the fringes a place to exhibit their art.
There’s a lot going on in Rochester, but not a lot that caters to the experimental or ‘avant garde’ artists.
ACT:LIVE: When did you open the gallery doors to the public?
Colleen: We had our first show was in July, 2007. We kicked off with a theme exhibit and a few noise bands.
Everyone in our building was like, “Uh, can you shut your doors, please?” (laughs)
Jeremy: The theme of the first show was based on origami pink elephants…the art was all focused on the details and process of creating these origami elephants. We did some photo shoots for those that are pretty bizarre.
The music portion of the opening was a noise production comprised of the actual sound effects gathered from the creasing and folding of the (origami) paper.
ACT:LIVE: What kind of exhibits and shows do you like to produce?
We have lots of different elements we like to explore. We have installation based art, performance art, audio and video as well. It’s a lot to pull together and organize.
ACT:LIVE: What’s the response been in the community from your experience?
Colleen: I think that the more people have heard about the gallery and what we are doing, the more they are into it.
Word of mouth has been everything for us. Both of us moved back to Rochester after two years, so we have had to build our social network back up and gather artists, but as we do the exhibits will expand more and more.
Jeremy: I think the word on the street is fairly strong. We hear from many people that want to come down and check out what we’re doing but haven’t been able to make it yet.
When they do make it down they are really into what we’re doing.
We would like to get out more and explore some of the other art spaces, on days like First Fridays, but having our own studio limits our time to get other places.
ACT:LIVE: Explain to our audience the space you are working with. (The gallery is located at 34 Elton St. on the first floor, just past the Freetime Magazine offices at the corner of University and Elton St.)
Jeremy: It’s a loft space that was constructed by the building owner to suit our needs.
There is a pretty diverse crowd in the building. The landlord is pretty laid back, which is good and bad. The owner also appreciates and seeks for diversity among tenants in the building.
Colleen: I’m not sure what the building used to be, but I think it was some form of manufacturing space.
ACT:LIVE: Experimental music seems to place a large part in your events. Tell us about that.
Jeremy: A lot of bands in the noise and experimental community contact us regularly to perform. We have a hard time booking them during the week because of neighboring tenants that we don’t want to disturb. Those are usually weeknights.
Despite the fact that we have to turn down a lot of musician’s requests, but there is definitely a lot of intrigue from that community.
ACT:LIVE: Are these out of town acts that are contacting you?
Colleen: Yeah, from all over the map. We had a duo from Norway play and countless people who are touring and want to play at our gallery.
Jeremy: We’ve even had a man drive from Long Island, only to play for 16 minutes and then drive home. And, he said he would do it again. (laughs)
These noise artists will travel far and long to perform their music and they usually have short sets. Their dedication is amazing.
There aren’t many opportunities to play noise music outside of major cities.
Colleen: Rochester has a really good noise scene, but it’s mostly in people’s basements.
We really like bringing them into our space.
Jeremy: We always try to have some sort of interesting art displayed as the musicians perform. I know one bands that was here recently stated that playing in front of (.chickenbone.’s) ‘shrine’ of art on the wall was like playing to all these strange faces that were watching them. The band really got a kick out of it and some inspiration, too.
ACT:LIVE: What are some challenges that you face as a young gallery in this city?
Colleen: The number one challenge is having a family and the time and energy to spend after that.
The number two problem is helping people to find the location of the gallery. (laughs)
Jeremy: Finding the money to fund advertising is tough, too. We end up relying on a lot of word of mouth at the moment and that takes time to develop.
It took City Newspaper almost a year to even acknowledge us.
Luckily, we meet people like you, but it just takes time.
ACT:LIVE: What are some of your favorite things about being in Rochester?
Colleen: The reason I wanted to return to Rochester from Buffalo was the fact that there really is a lot going on here for being a ‘small’ city.
There are so many quality events going on, there is so much art, there are so many creative people.
We also like the fact that so many people are into what we are doing. I know that sometimes the house mom from Pittsford may not get it, but we have so many other people that wished they had known about us sooner.
Not to knock anybody else, but this city is filled with more paintings of landscapes and flowers than I can stand. We are the alternative to that, something new.
ACT:LIVE: What are some goals that you two have planned for the gallery?
Jeremy: Eventually I would like to open up a bigger space that has a bar. I’m not trying to start a bar, but the space would serve alcohol. I guess that might qualify as a bar (laughs), but that’s not the goal.
Something with cool music playing all the time and local art on display. I’d like a place that I could invest some time into and create from the ground up, per say.
Colleen: I think the first goal we actually have is to be at the point where we can pay the rent.
Jeremy: Yes, we need to be at a point where we can cover our expenses. Hopefully, I could quit my day job and work at the gallery full-time.
You can join them every Sunday evening from 6-9 for the 'Output Noise' jam, or, be sure to stop down for the Gregory Paul CD release that's going on January 24th @ 8pm.
The Gallery At Potential Life Studios is located at 34 Elton St. (behind Freetime Magazine on University Ave.)
The kickoff event of the new year @ ONE Nightclub (1 Ryan Alley)
THIS IS NOT HIP-HOP AS USUAL! The music video premiere of Reece Q and The Soul Slingers!
A red carpet event to showcase the talent of area music video director Mike Dispenza, preview things to come from ACT:LIVE and highlight the explosive talent of Reece Q, DJ Nugz, Sam.I.Am, Tim Tones, Ric Rude and The Soul Slingers!
Reece Q (ACT:LIVE MUSIC) Reece has just recently finished his debut video for the first single, ‘Promotional Use Only’, off of his debut CD, ‘Quote To Self’.
We will be premiering his video for the first time on 27 feet of screen at ONE restaurant and nightclub! Sick!
Here’s what Frank DeBlase (City Newspaper) had to say about Reece:
"He may be new to the scene, but not to the game. Rochester rapper Reece Q...has a languid, lyrical style rooted in words and their meanings, not just their rhythmic convenience. Language is his monkey bars. He raps rapid and slick though stories and diatribes while The Goonies Crew - Husky, DJ Nugz, Sam.I.Am and Woody - lays it down.
Amidst a wash of mainstream hip-hop with all its real and imagined pitfalls, artists like Reece Q keep it positive, honest, and real. It's tight, it's right. It's relevant hip-hop."
- Frank DeBlase (City Newspaper)
Soul Slingers We will also be showing The Soul Slingers video, ‘Native of the City’ as well as see them perform live. Mike Dispenza directed ‘Native of the City’ this past summer..
All of this leading to a high energy DJ set from none other than international superstar, Kill The Noise on the 1s and 2s until 2am.
The evening will go as follows:
10:00pm Welcoming w/ Tim Tones and finger foods
11:00pm Introduction w/ James Niche (founder, ACT:LIVE) - video premiere and performances
12:00am Kill The Noise
The night will be filled with local celebrity appearances, surprises and videos that can arguably be labeled as the best to ever come out of Rochester, NY.
This is an 18+ event and has no certain dress code, HOWEVER….
This will be a press heavy event and I urge all of you who plan to attend to dress nicely and represent hip-hop with some class.
Make sure you arrive on time!
Pricing at the door will be $10 at the time of the event; pricing will reduce at midnight.
Tickets are available for $5 now at the following outlets in Rochester, as well as through ACT:LIVE.
Krud Co. (Howell St.)
Lakeshore Record Exchange (Park Ave.)
Love Hate Tattoo (Alexander St.)
Dorje Adornments (Alexander St.)
Thread Clothing (South Ave.)
Record Archive (Rockwood St.)
World Hair (Park Ave.)
Red Bull is sponsoring the event, so all Red Bull drinks will be drastically reduced in price!
All brought to you by the good folks at ACT:LIVE, RIPROC, Ekonomix Clothing, Mike Dispenza, Red Bull and ONE Nightclub.
GET YOUR TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT! Tickets will be more at the door!
Act:Live will be hosting a very fashionably upscale event to ring in the new year on January 10th, 2009 @ One (1 Ryan Alley) to premiere the eagerly-anticipated Reece Q music video, "Promotional Use Only" (2008, Act:Live), directed by Mike Dispenza @ Blue Monk Films and produced by James Niche of Act:Live. The event will also showcase the burgeoning talents of Kill The Noise and The Soul Slingers.
This is going down on: Saturday, January 10th 2009
10:00 PM - grazing 11:00 PM - video premiere 12:00 PM - kill the noise
This event will be open to: Anyone over the age of 18+ with proper identification... 18+
This will take place inside the venue of: One Restaurant & Lounge 1 Ryan Alley Rochester, NY 14607
One is located a few paces down Ryan Alley on the right hand side if you're coming from East Avenue. Walk right past Pearl(349 East Avenue), down the alley, and it's right there.
Yesterday, January 3rd, I had the privilege of working on local hip-hop icon and artist, Coach Build Parsells', video shoot for his single "Here I go Again".
We spent the day bouncing around locations like his recording studio, a bodega on Parsells Ave. and underneath the Hope bridge downtown.
Working on this shoot was a lot of fun and I learned a lot about Coach P and his crew. Being the person I am, I find it interesting to see the many sides of the people and artists I work with in this city.
Rochester is not Hollywood, there is no Hollywood money, there are no Hollywood crews. But for what we don't have financially in this town amongst artist, we make up in heart and hunger.
We do the best with what we have in this town and community is all we have. The relationships I have gained through doing what I do and being involved with others is more rewarding than any dollar amount you could put in my hand. I love my city, I love the people working hard here and I wish the best to every artist here who are really doing their thing.
Don't ever let someone tell you you can't do something you want to.
Don't ever let any one in the industry of entertainment tell you who you are and how your art should be created. Don't ever bow down for dollars. Do the best you can and believe in what you do to the fullest. Sometimes you have to be your biggest fan. The results have been proven through the hard work of many area artists who have grown over the years and are progressing through sacrifice.
It takes a lot of volunteer work and selflessness on all parties involved in any production.
Coach P and his daughter, Snacks, Destroy, Kill, Scrag and all the other artists were a pleasure to work with at the shoot yesterday and when this video comes through, the hard work and hunger will come through with a million dollar looking video.
(coincidentally, Coach just called me as I am writing this...ha)
As for Coach, he has a number of projects in the works including videos, music and a feature to come onto ACT:LIVE tentatively called "Coach's Corner".
He has a daughter, bills to pay and works hard to get it all done along side producing some of the best tracks to come out of Rochester.
He has a new studio space above the Eyeconz Entertainment studios on Central Ave. We can expect a lot more from him coming within the next year. And, speaking of Eyeconz, I have to say a few things...
Those guys work. Period. Now, I know there are a lot of producers in this city who do their thing (I work for some of them, so no disrespect), but these guys are in the studio every morning with coffee in hand and ready to work. These guys aren't out blowing money at the bar and clothes, they invest everything they have into what they do.
For wherever it takes them, I wish them all the best and I look forward to working with them in the future.
Hip-hop has a new member to it's team here in Rochester and with just a few small shows under their belt and an opening slot at the Cassidy after-party at Dub Land Underground. Who, you ask? The Surgeon General Trio, comprised of Miguel Urbina on the skins, Dusted Diamonds (Woody) on the MPC and none other than Melvin Dovewing (Reece Q's alter ego) on the mic.
They have a really slick sound and the whole concept is a lot of fun.
The stage set-up is very lounge-y, with candles adorning the stage and comfortable, plush furniture that gives the audience a very home-like feel.
I've seen them several times within the past two months and it gets better every time. Melvin (Dovewing) has decided to take vocals from the Reece Q CD, Quote To Self, and translate them into a live remix with live instrumentation.
The boys may be onto something that is quickly gaining attention from Dub Land Underground patrons. Cheers to them for bringing the funk.
The Surgeon General Trio! will be performing as an opening act for the upcoming show with Louis Logic (Fat Beats Records, NYC) at Dub Land Underground on January 17th.
Be there or you will most likely die in a car accident if you go somewhere else...that's what I was told.
After about five years of serving Rochester, Spike's on Monroe Ave (across from Oxford's), has closed it's doors to drunken misfits of Monroe. Just as Tim Tones, Rochester hip-hop DJ, began to create a steady night for local artists to practice their craft away from the big stage.
We had a lot of fun there for the past six months, throwing some great parties right before the holidays, sneaking in our own liquor and passing blunts in the parking lot.
It was a place where hip-hoppers could do their own thing amongst their peers and test new material.
It was also a place that never got cleaned and was falling apart. The fact that the tap beer tasted worse than big-foot's dick probably didn't help either.
We wish Donna, the now ex-owner, the best of luck if she is planning another venture in town. It's too bad.
So, now we find the next great spot to fill with our pre-holiday madness and hip-hop mayhem.
Rest In Peace, Spike's. It was good while it lasted.
Indie rock's two-headed stepchild, Pearwood James, is hitting the stage January 8th for an unforgettable evening of triumphant guitars and quaking drums balanced between the sheets of sanity in the bed of the not-so-sane.
There's an interview I did with the guys you can find in the archives, but to refresh your memory, it's a talented folk-ish duo from Rochester, NY.
They have an EP out at the moment and you can check out a few of their songs on MySpace.
They both have worked in the metal genre here in Rochester with a few bands, but their music now is much more minimalist. Influences of classic Seattle nonsense is metaphorically dubbed over tasty blues and jazz references in the percussion and guitar.
The boys will be performing with a complete back-up band, for the first time I believe.
The proceeds for the event go to the Foster family. The Foster family lost their house to a fire this past November.
Appearing with Pearwood James will be:
(Common) Lauren O'Connell Paul's Grandfather Zach H
All this goes down on January 8th, 2009 @ 8:00pm @ Lovin' Cup (300 Park Point, Rochester, NY)
It is with great pleasure that we announce ACT LIVE Music!
A website dedicated to the vibrant music scene here in Rochester, NY, ACTLIVEROCHESTER.com will feature:
- Music, Interviews, and Profiles of local artists! - Interviews with international artists! - Event Reviews (complete with video & photos!) - Record Reviews- and more!
All brought to you right from the hard-working individuals who are constantly working behind the scenes. From EDM, indie rock, hip-hop, to fine art, graff, and beyond!
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